France’s women will seek to emulate the feat of their male counterparts in 1998 by winning the FIFA World Cup – which gets under way tomorrow - on home soil.

reach the semi-finals of a major tournament.Sweden went on to the final in Rio, where they lost 2-1 to Germany

Ihar Boki set a world record as the World Para Swimming World Series finale began in Berlin, Germany.

Two John Stones errors gave England fans extra-time heartache as the Netherlands set up a UEFA Nations League final against hosts Portugal.

wrong way.The Dutch qualified for the finals by topping their Nations League group with France and Germany

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a straight sets win against 10th seed Karen Khachanov from Russia ©Getty ImagesAlexander Zverev of Germany

Gabriela Sabatini has been presented with the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier Award, for her outstanding contribution to tennis both on and off the court.

doubles title at Wimbledon in 1988, playing alongside 22-times Grand Slam singles champion Steffi Graf of Germany

Turkey and Italy regrouped at the top of the round robin table in the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's Nations League after further wins in the third of five weeks of preliminary rounds.

Both teams now have a 7-1 win record along with defending champions the United States, who defeated Germany

game saw Brazil overcome South Korea 3-0 as they successfully bounced back from their 3-2 loss against Germany

A Nordic Combined World Cup for women will be held for the first time in the 2020-2021 season after its creation was approved at the International Ski Federation (FIS) calendar conference in Croatia.

2020 and also features a leg in Otepää in Estonia as well as the finals, set to be held in Schonach in Germany

International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League Grand Final with a hard-fought 2-1 victory against Germany

top four of the league.The top-ranked Netherlands side were bidding for a Pro League double against Germany

the Netherlands the lead in Eindhoven, finishing off an exchange with Laurien Leurink seconds after Germany

Dutch wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot is aiming to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time as the French Open wheelchair tennis tournament begins at Roland Garros.

the women’s singles event in Amiens last weekend.Former Roland Garros champions Sabine Ellerbrock of Germany

set to renew their rivalry as the World Para Swimming World Series season comes to a close in Berlin, Germany

own.Britain's Alice Tai will hope to repeat her success at the World Para Swimming World Series in Berlin, Germany

Turkey and Italy maintained their hold on the top positions in the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's Nations League after they won their first matches in the third of five weeks of preliminary rounds.

 Germany edged past Brazil at the same venue in a five-set thriller, eventually triumphing 21-25

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has dismissed suggestions Berlin could bid for the 2036 Olympics and Paralympics as he claimed it would be "unthinkable" for the nation to host the event on the 100-year anniversary of the propaganda-fuelled Berlin 1936 Games.

 "Germany celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the Nazi Olympics? "That cannot happen."

This occasion could be used to show on the sports stage that Germany has learned its lesson from history

Viewed as something of an oddity at its conception, the UEFA Nations League appears to have won over the majority of critics with the first ever Finals tournament about to be contested in Portugal.

tournament in dramatic fashion from Group A – trailing 2-0 after 85 minutes away to already relegated Germany

A group of athletes have urged National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to use a landmark decision in Germany

In February, the Federal Cartel Office in Germany significantly scaled back the advertising and commercial

with their respective NOCs regarding Rule 40.The IOC then reiterated last month that the decision in Germany

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) President Thomas Weikert has revealed he has "doubts" about the European Games concept and suggested the sport could split from the event to join the rival multi-sport European Championships.

was on the programme at the first European Games in Baku in 2015 ©Getty ImagesAt Baku 2015 Weikert's Germany